An earlier poster hit the nail on the head. Second trimester terminations are usually - not always but usually - for foetal abnormalites. Most tests cannot be carried out before the second trimester, hence the need for legislation to cover this. On the subject of religion, I've always liked the line 'keep your rosaries off my ovaries'. I wish I could claim credit for it but it's not mine. I defy any celibate, dress wearing, unmarried man to tell me what to do with my body. Actually, let's just make that no man, or woman, for that matter. This one is always going to be a tricky subject. If you don't like abortions, don't have one. But don't try and stop women from having one. They're not always done for personal convenience, despite what you might read in the Daily Mail.